we have lynchburg shoes. there was a large shoe manufacturer in the south, made 30,000 peers of shoes every day. we have a model of a boat, which is not exciting except it represents the first nuclear reactor that was used and that nuclear reactor was made by a company in lynchburg. this display case is a jumble of a bunch of different things, but now we are going to leave this display and check out some behind-the-scenes things in more detail. here i have pulled out additional artifacts for you to see. like most museums, we have only 5% of our collection on display at any one time, so there is a lot we have that we cannot display. in front of me, are flour sacks from the piedmont mill company and this mill company started in the 1840's right after lynchburg became an official town, and local farmers would harvest their crops and bring them to the mill where it was turned into flour and cornmeal and those goods were sent down the river, down the canal to richmond to be traded and sold for other goods. this bu

. >> welcome to lynchburg, virginia. located in the foothills near the change river, it is known as the city of seven hills. >> a lot of evangelicals thought that i lost my mind because trump had run casinos and else.er i had seen what applying financial business principles to an entity in trouble to turn it around because that is what i spent the first 20 years of my career doing, and i thought the country needed the same thing. >> lynchburg was named for its founder, john lynch. it had a rich manufacturing history as well as civil war ties to the nearby sandusky and the nearby appomattox courthouse. >> this painting tells a unique story. there is damage to the painting and the tradition passed to the family is that this painting was fanned allies by union soldiers during their occupation at the civil war battle. writtenind some accounts of the vandalism that took place during the battle. >> for the next 90 minutes, we will feature the city's local history beginning with poplar history beginning with poplar forest, thom

. >>> c-span is in lynchburg, virginia, learning about local history. next we go into his r or theic sandusky which served as the headquarters for the battle of lynchburg. >> this home was central to the battle of lynch bug and while t -- battle of lynchburg, and while the union was battling. and so this is named for charles johnson who grew up in the lynchburg area. he entered business life as a stockbroker, merchant and clerk. when he was a young man about 20 years old, he went to kentucky and this is the goal to accompany the boss through the ohio territory to the state of kentucky to survey some land that his boss had bought, and they went to the ohio river and bought a boat and picked up some passengers, and six in total and traveled down the ohio river with the goal of reaching kentucky and now, along the way, they had been warned about hostile native american indian, and they were careful to the stay in the middle of the ohio river, and however, at one point, two white men came to the banks of the river and screamed "help us, help us, save us." t

lynchburg was not started until the 1750's by john lynch. that is who lynchburg was named after. the whole reason the town is here is because of the james river. crossedd a fairy that from here in downtown lynchburg over to what is now madison heights in amherst county. lynchburg the river, history begins with transportation. early me, we have examples of the boats on the river with the creation of the canal in the 1830's. the canal comes to lynchburg in 1836 and this is a model of the type of boat that would've been on the river. it is called a bateau. on the other side of the case, is a boat designed to carry people. batteausows -- carried cargo. one of the most important crops in lynchburg was tobacco. when lynchburg was barely 70 years old, there already 40 tobacco warehouses. there was less than 500 people but 42 tobacco warehouses. this was one of the main crops for the city. lynchburg is known as the hill city. it is really here. moving tobacco was difficult. the way they did it was in these .arge barrels known as hogshead we have one of those on display. the point of a ho

lynchburg was very important to the confederacy.t was a transportation center, a manufacturing center, it was a hospital center, it was a pow camp for union soldiers, and by 1864 general ulysses s. grant decided it would be good to take seize it but for a day, take it out of the war effort. major general david hunter to march upon lynchburg and attack it. major hunter marched down the lynchburg/salem turnpike and met his first resistance at the quaker meeting house which is about a mile up the road. after that first days battle he rode over to sandusky and commandeered the house to serve as his headquarters. generals like to sleep in bed and on couches rather than on the ground. this house became their headquarters. the hutter family were made prisoners in the house. try to imagine an army camped all around this house. in this house are dozens of officers and men. they are taking over the house, they are taking things from the house, they are eating all the food in the house, they are sleeping in the beds and try to imagine your pos

lynchburg was saved. lynchburg has a unique history of being the only virginia city during the civil war that was not captured during the war. lynch were caused some damage and fandom was him to the house and to the fields and the surroundings of the house. the family recovered pretty well from the battle. continue to own the house until 1952. the house was then broken up among the family members. that is why we have so much of the furniture and decorative arts. they stayed here in the house until 1952. older, she sought to sell the house, which she did. it to a small group of concerned community citizens who formed a nonprofit organization led by dr. peter houck to purchase the house to turn it into a public museum. that effort has been ongoing since 2000. two years ago, the house was acquired while at lynchburg college who operated as a public museum but also as a history lab for learning and teaching todents about history, how run a museum, how to run a business. on any given day, we have several stude

. >> we are in lynchburg, virginia in front of the home of dr. robert johnson. next, we speak with his grandson about dr. johnson's role in the desegregation of tenants. mr. johnson: this is where it all happened. dr. johnson set up a junior development program to train the latest kids, mostly african-americans, in the sport of tennis. he would mentor them, work on strategy and tactics and have kids, and stay for the summer. usually about a dozen kids per year and this is where the color line in the sport of tennis was hisen back in 1950 when first junior development program player played the u.s. nationals and that is what started this entire program. ashely, behind him, arthur came and spent several summers under dr. j's tutelage, and the course behind you is where it all took place. this is where they spent hours and hours and hours of time honing their considerable skills and working on their admissions and talent. dr. johnson was my grandfather and he was a lincoln university graduate, a football player, student athlete, and ended up going to medical school

. >> this weekend, american history tv is featuring lynchburg, virginia. c-span cities tour staff recently visited many sites showcasing its history. 1786ity was established in in the eastern foothills of the blue ridge mountains. learn more about lynchburg all weekend here on american history tv. you're watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend on c-span3. >> the ultimate in suspense. that is how you could talk about the book of esther, because here we have history's first attempted holocaust. haman was the at off killer of that day and the holocaust was narrowly averted. and books that perceive this book, we have the story of what happened to be minority of those who would return to jerusalem after the decree of cyrus. >> my father came from a family that had been in virginia since the 1600s, had been in this area, the lynchburg area, campbell county, virginia since 1834. his father died when he was 15. his twin brother still lives in the home place. he began to go to church and lynchburg and he became a christian and he decided he wanted

. >> we are here on p or shtick in lynchburg, virginia and the home of dr. robert johnson. next, we talked to his grandson about dr. johnson's role in the desegregation tennis. >> this is the location of where it all happen 15th and peter street, lynchburg, virginia. dr. johnson set up a junior development program in 1951 to train the best and brightest kid. mostly african americans, in the sport of tennis. he would mentor them, work on strategy and tactics and have kids, and stay for the summer. usually about a dozen kids per year. this is where the color line in the sport of tennis was broken in 1950 when healthy against senator -- when healthy against althea gibson played in u.s. nationals. arthur ashe came in 1953 and spent seven summers under dr. j 's tutelage. the court behind you is where it took place. this is where they spent hours and hours of time honing their considerable skills and working .n their dispositions a. johnson was my grandfather football player, student athlete and the going to medical school in national, tennessee. he did his residency in texas and

virginia -- lynchburg, virginia. look atnue now with a history of lynchburg. quite the ultimate in suspense or if that is-talk about the book of esther. he was the eight pillar of that date. in the books of ezra and nehemiah, we have the story of what happened to the minority of those who tour -- returned to jerusalem. family have had been in .irginia since the 1600s his father died when he was 15. andtwo brothers still lived he began to go to church and lynchburg. he became a christian and decided he wanted to go to a christian college. public speaking. bible collegetist and came back to lynchburg and he applied a lot of those business principles that he learned from his family. and starting immediately a radio television project. fundraising was a big part of it. 1971, a university. he was a pastor first, but he had inherited a lot of entrepreneurial traits, so he applied those to his ministry and school. it was a big reason for the phenomenal growth. -- by father fronted thomas road baptist church in 1956. the gro

this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. located along the james river it is home to both liberty university and thomas jefferson's retreat, poplar forest. our comcastp of cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary life. tv we will on book visit the and spencer house to hear about how this poet brought the harlem renaissance to lynchburg. anne spencer was an american poet associated with the harlem renaissance. how she became involved with the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. there is a group of people who are associated with that period of time that people do not know about. on sunday at 2:00 eastern on american history tv, an interview with liberty university president jerry falwell jr. about the origins of the university, its impact on lynchburg, and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's background, they are pleasantly surprised with how he has come around on issues important to the evangelicals and how he has been the best president for and i think he's going to

. >> welcome to lynchburg, virginia, on booktv. located in the foothills of the blue ridge mountains along the james river and has a population of about 80,000 people. founded in 1757 lynchburg was named for its founder john lynch. the city itself to poplar forest, thomas jefferson and private retreat, and jerry falwell's liberty university. with the help of our comcast cable partners come for the next and humans will feature the cities local authors and its literary history beginning with poet anne spencer. >> anne spencer was a poet, an american poet closely associated with the harlem renaissance. in 1924-1945. how she becomes part of the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately, there is a whole group of people who associate with that time, like anne spencer, people don't know about. anne spencer was born in 1882 in henry county, , virginia, whichs southwestern virginia. her interest in writing began as a child. our first piece of poetry she said that she wrote at age 11, she said that she would pretend

thomas jefferson force in lynchburg, virginia. we are learning about the history. we speak with the archaeology department to learn about the material culture left behind and what it can tell us about the people who lived here. we have been using archaeology to help understand the lives and landscape of the different residents of this historic national landmark. i am the director of archaeology and landscapes. we have in our laboratory a small collection of a much larger collection of artifacts that we recovered from almost 30 years of excavation. we used archaeology to understand thomas jefferson's landscape,derstand the houses he designed. we are also using it as the lives of enslaved people. when jefferson received the plantation, it was already a working plantation. it was large in size, but there is only a handful of enslaved people living and working here. overtime, jefferson started to increase the labor force by moving other slaves on the property, engaging them with growing tobacco and wheat. almost 100 enslaved people working here. some of the artifacts w

the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately, there were a whole group of people associated with that period of time that people do not know about. p.m.ncer: sunday at 2:00 eastern on american history tv, an interview with jerry falwell junior about the origins of liberty university, its impact on lynchburg, and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's am pleasantly the best president for those and really i think will end up being one of the greatest presidents. >> them, a conversation with a person who is grandfather hosted a tennis camp in lynchburg for young african-american athletes, including arthur ash. , my cavalcade of interests grandfather, his ability. it's a phenomenal position. he ended up being a student of the tennis game, and transformed that into a program that was, for -- that would for decades with resources. >> watch the c-span cities tour , andning at 5:00 eastern sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history to unseat and three. -- on c-span3, as we explore america. >> former wh

up next we tour the city with lynchburg native duboise miller. >> i was born in lynchburg, born on -- [inaudible] it was considered the forgotten hill, and i lived on the forgotten street on the forgotten hill. this is mckinley street. there were six houses on this street. this is the house we lived in. this house has now been changed a lot. we only had four rooms in it and no running water. we had a faucet on the outside. there's a white couple who lives here now, and they allowed me to come into this house when i was writing my book. i wanted to see what it looked like on the inside. and nick, and i forgot his wife's name, they said best of all possible worlds. i said the same thing when we lived here. my brother said this was the -- [inaudible] spent here at 10 mckinley street. best years of my life. we knew that we were poor. i grew up in poverty. i knew i was poor, there was no doubt about that. we lived on mckinley -- on polk street, 76 polk street. we had running water inside, but we didn't have any electricity. and i would stand, sit on our front porch and look across to the s

when you and i spoke on the phone to book this interview, you said that since moving to lynchburg, the perspective had changed. can you explain that? >> when i wrote the book i was on the outskirts of washington, d.c., and the center cover that has an influence on the perspective and view of things and i was politically active at the time so all of those things made the book not only a memoir explanation of how someone could grow up in a family and cited with very conservative values and then end up becoming politically conservative. coming into the present situation of lynchburg, it is an academic perspective and since it is a private christian institution, the logical perspective came up to play as well. i think a lot of the issues that i talk about in the book were political solutions that look to more spiritual solutions. particularly since the community that i don't live here but just liberty university that lynchburg has given a different perspective and maybe more empathy about the challenges people are facing and what they need to do to overcome. >> host: we talk about some of

c-span is in lynchburg, virginia to learn more about local history. next, we go outside the city to appomattox courthouse, known as the site of the end of the civil war. we will learn about appomattox's lesser-known stories. i'm standing in front of perhaps one of the most famous courthouses in the united states , where really nothing of significance happened. appomattox courthouse. the name is pretty confusing. aurthouse one word is building like the one behind me and it is situated in the village of appomattox courthouse. courthouse two words is a village. appomattox courthouse the village is famous because it is where general lee surrendered to ulysses s. grant on april 19 1965, bringing about the end to the macon civil war. -- the american civil war. this town has a lot of history to its size. aday we would like to talk little bit about why appomattox courthouse is so famous. we would like to talk about some untold stories. the courthouse is the village complete with the tavern, stores, lawyers offices, and homes. the town was not more than 140 pe

you and i initially spoke on the phone to book this interview, you said to me that since moving to lynchburg, the perspective that you had in the book had changed. could you explain that? >> well, i think it was a matter of location. when i wrote the book, i was on the outskirts of washington, d.c., and i find that because of the proximity to the center of power, that that has an influence on your perspective, your view of things. and i was politically active at the time. so all of those things sort of made the book not only a memoir, an explanation of how someone could grow up in a family as i did, a family with very conservative values but very liberal political allegiances, and then end up becoming politically conservative. it also became a perspective of how i viewed issues through that political lens. so coming into our current situation here in lynchburg at liberty university, number one, it's an academic perspective. number two, since it's a private christian institution, the theological perspective came into play as well. and i think a lot of the issues that i talked about in the boo

she is how harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately, there was a whole group associated with that time, that people don't know about. announcer: and on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv, an interview with liberty university president jerry falwell, jr. about the origins of the university, its impact on lynchburg, and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's background, they are pleasantly surprised with how he has come around on issues that are important to evangelicals, and how he has been the best president for those issues, and really how he will be one of the greatest presidents we've ever had. announcer: been, a conversation with lynch johnson, whose grandfather hosted a tennis can for young african-american athletes, including arthur ashe. >> it created this cavalcade of interest, in my grandfather and his ability. phenomenal physician, but somehow he managed to be a student of the tennis game and transform that learning into a program that would for decades provide players and

weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary scene and historical sites. beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern sunday tv on c-span2 and on american history tv on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. you are watching american history tv,

. >> booktv is in lynchburg virginia to feature its literary community. up next, we learn about the world war ii program, operation paperclip from lynchburg college professor, brian crim. >> operation paperclip sometimes called project paperclip was an intelligence scenario that was evolving at the end of world war ii. where the allies realized what the germans had, they had made major breakthroughs in weapons technology. jet engines, submarines and of course rocket technology. there was an understanding that in allied armies -- you wanted to at least detain those scientists and more importantly, at that point they thought, get the equipment and the rocket in particular to study it and keep it out of the hands of maybe potential enemies of the future. like the soviet union. it is first based on fear and the idea that we needed to understand how far they have gone and what they've done with the weaponry. and later became, what can we do with these scientists and this material? intelligence operatives conceived of ways to bring them back to the united state

and transportation. >> welcome to the lynchburg

we have liberty university, lynchburg college, soon to become the university of lynchburg, randolph college, lynchburg community college, and sweet briar down the road. of overngs in an influx 20,000 students every year. over 16 years ago, we were losing population. we were down to 63,000 people. now, we can proudly say we are way over 80,000 people. having ourked on downtown be very attractive. we were fortunate we still had very old buildings built before the civil war. they were factories because we were a factory community. those places have been converted into lofts, which are very attractive to our young people but also our retirees. community toderful live, work, and play for everyone. >> "washington journal"

its impact on lynchburg. and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's background, they're really pleasantly surprised with how he's come around on issues that are important to evangelicals. and how he's really been the best president for those issues and really for, i think, for -- i think going to end up being one of the greatest presidents we've ever had. > then a conversation with johnson, whose grandfather hosted a tennis camp in lynchburg for young african-american athletes, including althea gibson and arthur ashe. >> this created this interest in my grandfather and his ability, i mean, phenomenal physician, but somehow he managed to be a student of the tennis game and transfered that learning into a program that would for decades provide players and opportunities for african-americans to integrate the sport. >> watch the c-span cities tour saturday, beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern. on book tv on c-span2, and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cab

host: this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg virginia. river, along the james it is home to both liberty university and thomas jefferson's retreat, poplar forest. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary life and history. on river, it is home to both liberty university 5:00 p.m. eastern on, we will hear about how ann s brought the harlem brought the harlem renaissance to lynchburg. >> anne spencer was an american poet associated with the harlem renaissance associated with them renaissance period. how she became associated with the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. there was a whole group of people associated with that t ime like anne spencer that people don't know about. host: then on american history tv, an interview with liberty university president jerry falwell junior about the origins of its university and the role that evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's background, they are pleasantly surprised with how he has come around to issues important to the e

back to lynchburg, d.c. -- lynchburg back to washington and then back to charlottesville, that's pretty' 669 miles. >> reporter: it's quite a coincidence. so, police question elizabeth again. >> we asked her about that miles. and she said that they had gotten lost. >> reporter: that's pretty lost. >> yeah, pretty lost. >> reporter: that ring true to you? >> i mean, we're talking college kids. didn't put a lot of stock in that. >> reporter: plus, elizabeth is cooperating with police and agrees to give her fingerprints and blood. but it's a path of bloody of footprints in the haysom's front yard that's gotten the investigators' attention. the prints were revealed by luminol, a chemical that tests for the presence of blood. >> you have a set of prints that walk up to the driveway and end here at the driveway as if someone got in a car. >> reporter: just stop? >> they just stop. >> reporter: so, clearly, they got into something. but when investigator reid examines jens and elizabeth's rental car, he comes up empty. when you sprayed the luminol inside the inside of elizabeth and jens's renta

soledad: the story was well known in lynchburg, tennessee, it just never left lynchburg.e was not used to promote the company history 19those mentioned in the official biography at least 50 times. his name was rarely uttered in distillery tours but hufrpb nelson eddy says green was never a secret. >> the company has always acknowledged it. i think that the real question is, how much weight has been put behind the story. soledad: the answer, not much. until now. brown-forman, the company that owns jack daniel's, is working to set the record straight. >> what we are doing is talking about something historically through to this brand. >> this is a descendant of jack and this is a descendant of nearest. soledad: fawn weaver first learned to have recognized an article in the "new york times" celebrating jack daniel's's 150th birthday. >> the internet blows up saying you took advantage of a slave. you stole his recipe. all these different things. soledad: the blowback was swift and the company pulled back on initial plans to promote green's story. >> when it comes out this coun

we continue now with our look at the history of lynchburg. >>> this congressional district is one of the most beautiful districts in the united states. it includes the cities of lynchburg and roanake that's about 50 miles southwest of here and it moves north primarily on the west side of the blue ridge mountains to front royal virginia. includes about 1.2 million acres of national forest land. it's the largest agriculture

that is how harlem comes to lynchburg. there's a group of people associated with it that people don't know about. >> at 2:00 p.m. eastern eight interview with jerry falwell junior about the origins of the university, its impact on lynchburg and the role evangelicals play on politics. >> in spite of trumps background pleasantly surprised with how he has come around to issues with the evangelicals in his been the best president for those issues i think this command up in one of the greatest presidents we ever had. >> he transfer learning into a program that would provide players an opportunity to integrate into the sport. >> watch more tv on c-span2. sunday 2:00 p.m. on american history to be in c-span three. >> rod rosenstein has announced charges have been filed against 13 russian nationals and three russian companies for interfering with u.s. political system including the 2016 presidential election. this is ten minutes. >> it afternoon. the grand jury in the district of columbia returned an indictment presented by the sp

become the university of lynchburg, randolph college, lynchburg community college, and sweet briar down the road. of overngs in an influx 20,000 students every year. over 16 years ago, we were losing population. we were down to 63,000 people. now, we can proudly say we are way over 80,000 people. having ourked on downtown be very attractive. we were fortunate we still had very old buildings built before the civil war. they were factories because we were a factory community. those places have been converted into lofts, which are very attractive to our young people but also our retirees. community toderful live, work, and play for everyone. >> "washington journal" continues. host: joining us from new york city is doug henwood, a contributor to "in these times." he is here to discuss his piece in the february issue on the and howpension crisis the cities' reliance on wall street is adding to the shortfall. thank you for joining us today. guest: thanks for having me. host: what spurred you to focus on the retirement crisis right now? guest: for one thing, the magazine asked me to look at it

we will explore lynchburg's rich literary scene and historic sites. watch this weekend beginning at 5:00 p.m. on c-span2 on saturday. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> at, senator amy klobuchar and johnsonecretary jeh talk about some of the vulnerabilities in the election then voting systems. this comes as there was push thaton media discussion russian hackers had somehow penetrated u.s. put rolls before elections. is with the center for american progress. >> good afternoon everyone. i am president of the center for american progress and i am thrilled to have you all here

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how she becomes part of harlem renaissance is now harlem comes to lynchburg.nfortunately, there's a whole group of people associated with that period of time like ann spencer that people don't know about. >> then on sunday at 2 p.m. eastern on american history tv, an interview with liberty university president gary falwell, jr. about the origins of the university, its impact on lynchburg and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trump's background, they're really pleasantly surprised how he's come around issues that are important to the evangelicals, and how he's really been the best president for those issues and really, for, i think, forest' going-- i think he's going to end up

part of that is how harlem comes to lynchburg and there is a whole group of people that were associated with that that people don't know about. >> in spite of trumps background we are pleasantly surprised he is come around on issues and how he has been the best president for those issues and really i think he'll be one of the greatest presidents we ever had. >> that created interest in my grandfather's ability and a phenomenal position but somehow he managed to be a student to transform that learning into a program that for decades provided players to integrate into the sport federal officials say the safety system could have prevented recent a real man's including amtrak trains the house transportation committee hearing includes testimony from witnesses representing the federal railroad administration, ntsb and freight rail companies. this is two hours.

how she becomes part of the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately, there is a whole group of people who are associated with that period of time like ann spencer that people don't know about. >>> then on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv an interview with liberty university president jerry fall welle junior about the origins of the university, it's impact on lynchburg and the role evangelicals play on politics. >> in spite of trump's background, they're really pleasantly surprised with how he's come around on issues that are important to evangelicals and how he's really been the best president for those issues. and really for, i think, i think he's going to end up being one of the greatest presidents we've ever had. >>> then a conversation with lanch johnson who's grandfather dr. whirlwind johnson hosted a tennis camp in lynchburg for young african-american athletes. >> that created this cavalcade of interest in my grandfather and his ability, i mean, phenomenal physician but somehow he managed to be a student of the te

up next, we tour the city with lynchburg native dubois miller. >> i was born in lynchburg, virginia. finish born on tinbridge hill. it was considered the forgotten hill, and i lived on the forgotten street on the forgotten hill. this is mckinley street. there were six houses on this

. >> this weekend c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia located along the james river.it is home to both liberty university and thomas jefferson were treat, poplar forest. with the help of our comcast cable partners we will explore lynchburg's rich literary life and history. on saturday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on book tv we will visit the m spencer house to visit and learn how the poet brought the harlem restaurant on renaissance to lynchburg. >> [inaudible] unfortunately, there's a whole group of people associated with that period of time like anna spencer and the people don't know about. >> on sunday at 2:00 p.m. eastern on american history tv and interview with liberty university president jerry falwell junior about the origins of the university. and its impact on lynchburg and the role evangelicals play in politics. >> in spite of trumps background there really pleasantly surprised with how he has come around with issues that are important to evangelicals. he has been the best president for those issues and for, i think, feel and that being one of the greatest presiden

. >>> this weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. located along the james river. it's home to both liberty university and thomas jefferson's retreat, popular forest. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we'll explore lynchberg's rich literary life and history. on saturday at 5:00 p.m. eastern on book tv, we'll visit the ann spencer house to hear about how this poet brought the harlem republican sons to lynchberg. >> ann spencer was a poet, an american poet, mostly associated with the harlem renaissance period. how she becomes part of the harlem renaissance is how harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately, there is a whole group of people who are associated with that period of time like ann spencer that people don't know about. >> then on sunday at 2:00 pm eastern on american history tv, an interview with liberty university president jerry fallwell jr., about the origins of the universities, its impact on lynchburg and the role he van evangelicals play in politics. >> it's important how they have come around to issues that are

lynchburg was established in 1786 along the james river. about lynchburg all weekend here on american history .v you are watching american history tv, all weekend, every weekend, on c-span3. >> this congressional district is one of the most beautiful districts in the united states. it includes the cities of lynchburg, where we are today, and roanoke, which is about 50 miles southwest of here at the southern end of the district. and then it moves north, primarily on the west side of the blue ridge mountains to part royal, virginia. it includes about 1.2 million acres of national forest land, shenandoah national park, blue ridge parkway, and lots of beautiful farmland. it's the largest agricultural-producing district in virginia but it also has a very diverse economy, lots of institutions of higher

robert johnson hosted a tennis camp in lynchburg for young african-american athletes including althea. >> that my grandfather and his ability and phenomenal physician and somehow he managed to be a student of the tennis game and transformed that learning into a program that would, for decades provide players and opportunities for african-americans to integrate the sport. >> watch the c-span cities tour saturday beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern on book tv on c-span2 and sunday at 2:00 p.m. on american history tv on c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> this weekend on american history tv on c-span3. saturday, at 8:00 p.m. eastern on lectures in history, former virginia governor douglas wilder at virginia commonwealth university. >> i had a one-word definition that i used for politics. can anyone guess what that is, and i've said one word would define politics. money. give me something that's a proposition before any tribunal that doesn't involve money. >> sunday at 10:00 a.m. eastern from the west point center for oral history, henry hank tom a a combat med

renaissance, it harlem comes to lynchburg. unfortunately there is a group of people who are associated with that point in time. 2:00 p.m., ant interview with phil university president, jerry falwell junior. >> in spite of trump's are really we pleasantly surprised at how he has come around on issues that are important to evangelicals and how he has been the best andident for those issues is going to be one of the greatest presidents we have had. >> than a conversation with len johnson, who hosted a tennis camp for young african-american athletes. interest,eated this somehow he managed to be a student and transform that thating into a program would for decades, provide players an opportunity for african-americans to integrate in the sport. our todayhe city's to at 5:00 p.m. on book tv. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> historians carol berkin and denver brunsman, community leader farah jimenez, and the constitutional sources project executive director julie silverbrook highlighted two lesser known docu

announcer: watch the c-span's city tour of lynchburg, virginia. sunday, at 2:00 p.m., on american history tv at c-span3. working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. c-span, where history unfolds daily. created as aan was public service by america's television companies. we continue to bring you unfiltered coverage of congress, the white house, the supreme court and public policy events in washington, d.c. and around the country. c-span is brought to you by your cable or satellite provider. announcer: each week, american history visits museums, archives and historic places. next, we travel to newport rhode island. to learn about the breakers. this tour of the national historic landmark is about 25 minutes. these rooms were so ornate because the family wanted to make an impression. the first thing you notice and

we continue now with a look at the history of lynchburg. >> this district is one of the most beautiful in the united states. it includes

weekend, the c-span cities tour takes you to lynchburg, virginia. with the help of our comcast cable partners, we will explore lynchburg's rich literary scene and historical sites. beginning at 5:00 p.m. eastern sunday tv on c-span2 and on american history tv on c-span3, working with our cable affiliates as we explore america. >> you are watching american history tv, all weekend every weekend on c-span3. to join the conversation, like us on facebook at c-span history. you are watching american history tv, 48 hours of programming on american history every weekend on c-span3. follow us on twitter at c-span history for information on our schedule, and to keep up with the latest history news. for the newck live museum of the bible in washington dc -- washington, d.c., for symposium on bible and founding of america. professor james byrd talks about the bible and the american revolution. you are watching american history tv on c-span3. >> hello everyone and welcome back. moment to silence your cell phones as you return to your tables. our third session to

up next, we will look inside the lynchburg history museum to learn more and

. >> booktv is in lynchburg virginia to feature its literary community. up next, we learn about the world war ii program, operation paperclip from lynchburg college professor, brian crim. >> operation paperclip sometimes called project paperclip was an intelligence scenario that was evolving at the end of world war ii. where the allies realized what the germans had, they had made major breakthroughs in weapons technology. jet engines, submarines and of course rocket technology. there was an understanding that in allied armies -- you wanted to

. >> we are in lynchburg, virginia in front of the home of dr. robert johnson.dr. johnson's role in the desegregation of tenants. mr. johnson: this is where it all happened. dr. johnson set up a junior development program to train the latest kids, mostly african-americans, in the sport of tennis. he would mentor them, work on